Argentinian Patagonia: Last summer’s forest fires were the worst of the last 3 decades

The forest fires in Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut seriously affected two National Parks and razed more than 37,000 hectares of forests and dwellings, an area equivalent to twice the size of the city of Buenos Aires. It is estimated that 95% of forest fires are caused by human action, whether by intentionality, negligence or accidents by fires, barbecues and cigarette butts poorly extinguished, the preparation of grazing areas with fire and the b…

A Greenpeace study revealed that fire swept through nearly 32,000 hectares of Andean-Patagonic forests in the last season. The figure quadrupled that of the previous year and makes this wave of fires the most devastating of the last three decades. Read more

A report revealed that the last season of forest fires in Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut was the worst in 30 years, razing more than 30,000 hectares. Greenpeace reported Monday that the most recent forest fires in Patagonia, which razed between October 2024 and March 2025 more than 30,000 hectares of forest, were the worst in the region in three decades. According to the report, the provinces of Neuquén (11,782 hectares), Río Negro (10,218) and C…